HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Citizen calls about suspected drug activity led Madison County sheriff's deputies to a home in the 100 block of Harmening Drive where two small children were living among methamphetamine activity.

Lt. Michael Salomonsky said two or three meth labs were found in the home and several more were in the garbage. A 4-year-old and 2-year-old were found with two adult women there. One of these women lived there. The Department of Human Resources was called in to see to the children. They were decontaminated and evaluated at the hospital.

Salomonsky said the Department of Human Resources has a safety plan for the children to ensure they will go to a safe place.

The two adults inside the home, one of whom lived there, were arrested. Ashley Michelle Hopper, 28, and Jennifer Lynne Swaim Melton, 34, were both charged with first-degree manufacturing of a controlled substance and chemical endangerment of a child. Their bonds are $255,000 each.

Salomonsky said Thursday's response was because of basic citizen complaints about drugs in the area. He said the department takes all such complaints very seriously, and in this case such calls were essential for the children's sakes.